blackgirlgenius ([info]olamina) wrote,
@ 2007-12-06 10:07:00
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positively preposterous



I am finding this whole story SO AMAZING. I don't know if they are reporting it in the states but it's all over the place on the BBC and other British news outlets (which is what I mostly follow).

Long story short:a man went canoeing 5 years ago and disappeared. His family reported him missing and after some time passed he was pronounced dead and his wife claimed the insurance money. About a week ago the man walked into the police station and said he was "a missing person". The police go to alert his wife and it turns out she has recently sold off her house and moved to Panama, but tells the police and media that she's thrilled to hear the news...then their vacation pictures FROM LAST YEAR surface. Uh, WTF?! Read about it here. I hate that I love sensational stuff.



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[info]pivovision
2007-12-06 03:56 pm UTC (link)
do you think the darwins could win a darwin award
nevermind i just answered my own question.

i knew someone who lived with a lady whose husband had vanished.
i think she was dead broke waiting for the time period to pass to have him declared dead, because they couldn't find him anywhere. so all of their money was frozen, it was crazy.

Edited at 2007-12-06 03:59 pm UTC

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